Illinois Permit Exam Study Guide 2025
- CORRECT ANSWER-Colors & Shapes of Roadway Signs ⭐
COMPLETE STOP - CORRECT ANSWER-A driver must come to a ________ (when
this shape of sign is shown).
all TRAFFIC & PEDESTRIANS pass - CORRECT ANSWER-A driver must let ________
before proceeding (when this shape of sign is shown).
RAILROAD crossing.
Slow down, look around, and stop (if necessary). - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign
shape indicates a _________ ahead. A driver should ________, _________, and
_______ (when this shape of sign is shown).
HAZARD ahead.
SLOW DOWN, CAUTIOUS - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign shape indicates a
____________. Drivers should _______ and be ___________ (when this shape of sign
is shown).
school ZONE, school CROSSING
in a school ZONE
at a school CROSSING - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign shape indicates either a
________ or __________. If the sign displays 2 CHILDREN walking, the driver is
____________. If there is also an arrow below the children, the driver is __________.
NO PASSING zone
two-lane, two-way - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign shape indicates a ______________
when a roadway is _____________ (which is also indicated by "no passing" pavement
markings - 2 yellow lines).
their LOCATION, the ROAD they are on, how to get to a LOCATION.
RECTANGLE/SQUARE
GREEN, BLUE, WHITE, BLACK - CORRECT ANSWER-Guide signs give a driver info
about ___________, ________ and _________. Guide signs are usually __________
or _________ shaped and either ___________, ___________, ___________ or
____________ in color.
What they should do.
, RED, WHITE, BLACK - CORRECT ANSWER-Regulatory signs tell drivers
___________. They are _______, _________, or _____________ in color.
DIAMOND
YELLOW, YELLOW-GREEN, ORANGE - CORRECT ANSWER-Warning signs are
______ shaped and _______, ________, or ___________ in color.
Orange - CORRECT ANSWER-Construction/maintenance warning signs are ________
colored.
RECREATION (ex. park) - CORRECT ANSWER-This color of sign are used for places
of _____________.
TRAFFIC INCIDENT - CORRECT ANSWER-This color of sign indicate a ___________.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Specific Regulatory Signs ⭐
only 2 DIRECTIONS
drivers in the OTHER 2 DIRECTIONS PASS - CORRECT ANSWER-A 2-way stop sign
means that there is a stop sign in __________.
If you have a stop sign you must let ______________.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbNAcgzB34)
ALL DIRECTIONS.
COMES FIRST (to a 4-way stop sign)
RIGHT side
STRAIGHT - CORRECT ANSWER-A 4-way/all-way stop sign means that there is a stop
sign in ____________.
The driver that __________________ gets to go first.
If all drivers arrive at the same time, the driver on the _______________ gets to go first.
If two drivers arrive at the same time, the driver moving _________ has the right of way
(this rule applies at an intersection without a stop sign too!!!!)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbNAcgzB34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWXgqPzADGQ)
There isn't an extra lane where drivers can speed up to merge w/expressway traffic. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yield signs may be used on expressway ramps to indicate that
________________.
A driver is not allowed to enter - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign is posted on roadways
that ____________.
SPEED ZONE
CHANGE their SPEED - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign warns a driver that there is a
_____________ ahead, so drivers should be prepared to ___________.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Colors & Shapes of Roadway Signs ⭐
COMPLETE STOP - CORRECT ANSWER-A driver must come to a ________ (when
this shape of sign is shown).
all TRAFFIC & PEDESTRIANS pass - CORRECT ANSWER-A driver must let ________
before proceeding (when this shape of sign is shown).
RAILROAD crossing.
Slow down, look around, and stop (if necessary). - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign
shape indicates a _________ ahead. A driver should ________, _________, and
_______ (when this shape of sign is shown).
HAZARD ahead.
SLOW DOWN, CAUTIOUS - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign shape indicates a
____________. Drivers should _______ and be ___________ (when this shape of sign
is shown).
school ZONE, school CROSSING
in a school ZONE
at a school CROSSING - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign shape indicates either a
________ or __________. If the sign displays 2 CHILDREN walking, the driver is
____________. If there is also an arrow below the children, the driver is __________.
NO PASSING zone
two-lane, two-way - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign shape indicates a ______________
when a roadway is _____________ (which is also indicated by "no passing" pavement
markings - 2 yellow lines).
their LOCATION, the ROAD they are on, how to get to a LOCATION.
RECTANGLE/SQUARE
GREEN, BLUE, WHITE, BLACK - CORRECT ANSWER-Guide signs give a driver info
about ___________, ________ and _________. Guide signs are usually __________
or _________ shaped and either ___________, ___________, ___________ or
____________ in color.
What they should do.
, RED, WHITE, BLACK - CORRECT ANSWER-Regulatory signs tell drivers
___________. They are _______, _________, or _____________ in color.
DIAMOND
YELLOW, YELLOW-GREEN, ORANGE - CORRECT ANSWER-Warning signs are
______ shaped and _______, ________, or ___________ in color.
Orange - CORRECT ANSWER-Construction/maintenance warning signs are ________
colored.
RECREATION (ex. park) - CORRECT ANSWER-This color of sign are used for places
of _____________.
TRAFFIC INCIDENT - CORRECT ANSWER-This color of sign indicate a ___________.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Specific Regulatory Signs ⭐
only 2 DIRECTIONS
drivers in the OTHER 2 DIRECTIONS PASS - CORRECT ANSWER-A 2-way stop sign
means that there is a stop sign in __________.
If you have a stop sign you must let ______________.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbNAcgzB34)
ALL DIRECTIONS.
COMES FIRST (to a 4-way stop sign)
RIGHT side
STRAIGHT - CORRECT ANSWER-A 4-way/all-way stop sign means that there is a stop
sign in ____________.
The driver that __________________ gets to go first.
If all drivers arrive at the same time, the driver on the _______________ gets to go first.
If two drivers arrive at the same time, the driver moving _________ has the right of way
(this rule applies at an intersection without a stop sign too!!!!)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbNAcgzB34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWXgqPzADGQ)
There isn't an extra lane where drivers can speed up to merge w/expressway traffic. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yield signs may be used on expressway ramps to indicate that
________________.
A driver is not allowed to enter - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign is posted on roadways
that ____________.
SPEED ZONE
CHANGE their SPEED - CORRECT ANSWER-This sign warns a driver that there is a
_____________ ahead, so drivers should be prepared to ___________.
